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Refugees know all too well the fragility of democracy. That’s why Jan. 6 was a watershed moment: Luma Mufleh
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On Jan, 6, after a mob of rage-fueled supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, my phone started ringing. I run a nonprofit school network for refugees in Ohio and Georgia. Parents were calling, frightened. These families fled...
Refugees know all too well the fragility of democracy. That’s why Jan. 6 was a watershed moment: Luma Mufleh
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On Jan, 6, after a mob of rage-fueled supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, my phone started ringing. I run a nonprofit school network for refugees in Ohio and Georgia. Parents were calling, frightened. These families fled...
Don’t let COVID undermine your child’s education
The pandemic has hit already struggling students and school districts the hardest. Testing and summer school are crucial if they are to catch up. In the beginning, there was Nuru, whose name means “light.” She joined Fugees Academy, where 100% of our students...
Smith speaker Luma Mufleh is founder of school for refugees
NORTHAMPTON — Luma Mufleh, who was shaped by her experience at her beloved alma mater, Smith College, and went on to found the refugee and immigrant education nonprofit Fugees Family, will be Smith’s commencement speaker this year. “I thought it was some kind of...
MacKenzie Scott gives school for refugee children $10 million gift
A nonprofit school system for refugee and immigrant children that's headquartered in Columbus has received a $10 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Why it matters: The funds will allow Fugees Family Inc. to expand its educational model to 50 school...
The Power and Necessity of Learning from Books That Reflect Our Communities
Luma Mufleh on Designing Culturally Responsive Curricula In my work as the leader of the Fugees Academy, the school I started for children who are refugees, I’ve noticed that even with the best of intentions, there’s often this gap between what adults teach… and what...